Newsom follows the lead of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and New York Governor Kathy Hotchu, who both placed their respective states in a state of emergency because of the virus.
Brazil reported its first monkeypox death on Friday amid the current growing virus outbreak. It was the first virus-related death outside the African continent.
The San Diego School Board is facing the heat over the newly-reinstated mask mandate, which prompted parents to "step up" and run for school board positions.
Biden administration's memo reminding hospitals and doctors that they have to treat emergency abortions gets major pushback from Texas because of a new lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
After the Roe v. Wade repeal, the Health and Human Services Department announced that hospitals and doctors must provide abortion procedures if the life of the mother is at risk.
A California doctor is proposing floating abortion clinics to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico to avoid abortion bans that have been imposed on certain areas of the country.